Addis Ababa, August 8, 2022 (Walta) – President Sahlework Zewde attended the closing ceremony of the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran City of Algeria.
President Sahle-Work received a warm welcome from the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune upon her arrival in the country.
The two presidents exchanged views on how to deepen bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Algeria. The two further agreed to elevate the longstanding ties and cooperation between the two nations.
“We have agreed to relaunch our relations of friendship and cooperation so that they live up to our ambitions”, President Sahlework noted on her Twitter page.
For generations of Africans, the Algerian liberation struggle was a historic moment for their liberation from the colonial yoke. Our peoples share a fierce resistance to colonialism as well as the sacred values of freedom, independence, and patriotism, she added.